Within the 15 to 20 new players the Broncos will acquire through free agency and the draft over the next two months, they must make hundreds, if not a thousand decisions.

For instance, the new rookie quarterback they acquire. They figure Ryan Tannehill, the No. 3 QB on the board and Von Miller’s teammate at Texas A & M, will be gone by the time the Broncos select with their No. 25 overall draft pick. No matter how much they love Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden — and they do — the Broncos can’t take him at No. 25 because his age (29 on Columbus Day) drops his value.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.